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do you believe tom ridge or donald rumsfeld? >> this is a tough one. you know, there's part of me that wonders is this a publicist going out there and really trying to gin up support for a book that maybe is not going to be as exciting as it's been promoted? on the other hand, i have a lot of respect for tom ridge. he's a guy i was really actually hoping john mccain would pick as his vice presidential candidate, and, you know, if i was going to pick between the two, i would side with ridge over rumsfeld. >> isn't that troubling then that even you, a republican -- >> you bet -- >> think ridge is probably telling the truth which means the bush white house played politics with the terror alerts? >> well, you know, again, i'm not going to discount what governor ridge said, and i'm really curious to see what's the context, you know. again, it's one thing for a publicist to put out a couple of titillating aspects of this book that's coming out, but, you know, look -- and here is i guess the real problem. when you hear something like this you don't immediatel
do you believe tom ridge or donald rumsfeld? >> this is a tough one. you know, there's part of me that wonders is this a publicist going out there and really trying to gin up support for a book that maybe is not going to be as exciting as it's been promoted? on the other hand, i have a lot of respect for tom ridge. he's a guy i was really actually hoping john mccain would pick as his vice presidential candidate, and, you know, if i was going to pick between the two, i would side with...
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in our third story, donald rumsfeld defended himself by turning to osama bin laden. in his new book, the former homeland security secretary mr. ridge writing -- "attorney general john ashcroft strongly urged an increase in the threat delve and was supported by donald rumsfeld. there was no support for that decision in our department. i wondered is this about security or politics?" mr. ashcroft saying, didn't happen. now would be a good time for mr. ridge to use his emergency duct tape. from mr. rumsfeld's office, more of an attempt in a statement that reads, a storyline seemingly to sell copies of the book is nonsense. in his defense, incredibly, rumsfeld quotes frequently and at length osama bin laden. given those facts, the statement continues as if there were facts, it would seem reasonable for senior administration officials to discuss the threat level, talking about the time before the 2004 election, it would have been irresponsible to had that discussion not taken place. all of that carefully missing the point. mr. ridge knew the discussion had to take place af
in our third story, donald rumsfeld defended himself by turning to osama bin laden. in his new book, the former homeland security secretary mr. ridge writing -- "attorney general john ashcroft strongly urged an increase in the threat delve and was supported by donald rumsfeld. there was no support for that decision in our department. i wondered is this about security or politics?" mr. ashcroft saying, didn't happen. now would be a good time for mr. ridge to use his emergency duct...
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donald rumsfeld's book coming out. i have no doubt if they provoke colin powell enough, his book will follow theirs. we have president bush pushing a book. people like myself, historians, internationalists, people who teach this subject matter have already pronounced the bush administration one of the most incompetent in american history. i think history's verdict may each be worse than that. it may be the most incompetent and here we have these people in my party wrestling over whether or not there was enough shame to go around in that administration. with all the challenges that this country confronts right now, this is -- this is really disturbing. >> it seems to me like the very last seen your administration official to write the book will have all the blame piled up so high on them that the they'll have to do something quite dramatic about it. all these books are self-exculpatory in a way, and the obvious question to what ridge is alleging here is why he waited until after the election to resign. if he did suspect
donald rumsfeld's book coming out. i have no doubt if they provoke colin powell enough, his book will follow theirs. we have president bush pushing a book. people like myself, historians, internationalists, people who teach this subject matter have already pronounced the bush administration one of the most incompetent in american history. i think history's verdict may each be worse than that. it may be the most incompetent and here we have these people in my party wrestling over whether or not...
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attorney general john ashcroft and defense secretary donald rumsfeld wanted it. at least one former bush administration figure, though, disputes ridge's version of events. >> not only do i not think that it played, politics played any part of it at all, it wasn't discussed. the only thing discussed was earlier that summer there was a threat against the financial district and the bin laden tape and then another tape, kiran, by a u.s. citizen by a member of al qaeda and it was a threatening tape and the discussion revolved around what the discussion was. >> in the end the terror alert level was not raised and tom ridge resigned november 30th, weeks after the election. >>> victims' families are calling these pictures from libya deeply upsetting, deeply distressing. a huge crowd in tripoli celebrated al megrahi's arrival. he was released from a scottish prison after only eight years of a life sentence. he was set free because he's dying of prostate cancer a decision president barack obama called a mistake. some family members agree. >> it's hard for me to believe it.
attorney general john ashcroft and defense secretary donald rumsfeld wanted it. at least one former bush administration figure, though, disputes ridge's version of events. >> not only do i not think that it played, politics played any part of it at all, it wasn't discussed. the only thing discussed was earlier that summer there was a threat against the financial district and the bin laden tape and then another tape, kiran, by a u.s. citizen by a member of al qaeda and it was a threatening...
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and donald rumsfeld has a book deal as well. it will cover his entire political career. >>> a convicted terrorist gets a hero's welcome. crowds in libya cheering the man convicted of the bombing of pan am flight 103 over lockerbie, scotland, killing 207 people. scotland let abdel basset ali al megrahi return home on compassionate grounds. president obama couldn't work up any compassion. he was asked about al megrahi's warm welcome. >> i think it was highly objectionable. >> it took 11 years after the lockerbie bombing to bring al megrahi to justice. he served eight years in prison. >>> the cash for clunkers program may be at the end of the road. mom: just one breakfast a week and the savings really add up. save money. live better. walmart. >>> a nightmare delay that trapped dozens of flyers is not being blamed on continental express or its crew but a different airline. the pilot pleaded for the 47 passengers to be let off the delayed flight. instead they were stranded overnight 50 feet from a terminal. a representative for the a
and donald rumsfeld has a book deal as well. it will cover his entire political career. >>> a convicted terrorist gets a hero's welcome. crowds in libya cheering the man convicted of the bombing of pan am flight 103 over lockerbie, scotland, killing 207 people. scotland let abdel basset ali al megrahi return home on compassionate grounds. president obama couldn't work up any compassion. he was asked about al megrahi's warm welcome. >> i think it was highly objectionable. >>...
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in a new book, ridge said he resisted that move despite being urged by donald rumsfeld and john ashcroft. the administration manipulated the terror alert level for political reasons. ridge said the event reinforced his decision to resign. however, other bush insiders are insisting there was no intent to a little bit size national security. >>> he was convicted of killing 270 people in a devastating terrorist attack back in 1998 -- excuse me, 1988. but now after serving just eight years of his life sentence, a former libyan agent is a freeman. scottish officials released him on compassionate grounds. the 5-year-old has terminal cancer. his early release has triggered outrage among families of the victims who were killed in lockerbie, scotland. >>> the cash for clunkers rebate program is out of gas after a run that was, well, almost too successful. as nbc's leanne gregg reports, drivers still have until next monday to take advantage. >> reporter: not much time left for those wanting to cash in on their clunker. the program that some are calling one of the government's most successful econo
in a new book, ridge said he resisted that move despite being urged by donald rumsfeld and john ashcroft. the administration manipulated the terror alert level for political reasons. ridge said the event reinforced his decision to resign. however, other bush insiders are insisting there was no intent to a little bit size national security. >>> he was convicted of killing 270 people in a devastating terrorist attack back in 1998 -- excuse me, 1988. but now after serving just eight years...
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in our third story, donald rumsfeld defended himself by turning to osama bin laden. in his new book, the former homeland security secretary mr. ridge writing -- >> now is a good time for him to use his emergency duct tape. and then a story to sell copies of the book is nonsense. in his defense, incredibly, rumsfeld quotes frequently and at length osama bin laden. given those facts, the statement continues as if there were facts, it would seem reasonable for senior administration officials to discuss the threat level, talking about the time before the 2004 election, it would have been irresponsible to have that discussion not taken place. all of that carefully missing the point. mr. ridge knew the discussion had to take place after a new bin laden tape was released. he writes about that at length. most notably, the timing of the tape may have been a surprise, the content was not. there had been nearly 0 audio and videotapes attributed to bin laden or his lieutenant. a threatening message, audio or visu visual, should not be the sole reason to elevate the threat level.
in our third story, donald rumsfeld defended himself by turning to osama bin laden. in his new book, the former homeland security secretary mr. ridge writing -- >> now is a good time for him to use his emergency duct tape. and then a story to sell copies of the book is nonsense. in his defense, incredibly, rumsfeld quotes frequently and at length osama bin laden. given those facts, the statement continues as if there were facts, it would seem reasonable for senior administration officials...
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osama bin laden had released many tapes before, what made this one to special that donald rumsfeld and john ashcroft wanted to raise the threat level, frances? >> it really was -- you have to look at the context of this. you look in august and september you had the financial district threat. you then had the bin laden tape. you then had the adam gudan tape. this entire intelligence picture brought together, there was great concern at the time that there this was an increasing indication we were going to have a threat. what you want to encourage, anderson, are the security officials to have this kind of debate. that's what happened. i think they came to the right conclusion and the president and the country got the best possible advice, that is we didn't raise it. >> paul, raising a threat level after the democratic convention based on three-year-old material and considering to raise it right before the election, you think it smells fishy? >> it does. the department of homeland security itself was politicized, used by the republicans to track down democratic members of the texas legisla
osama bin laden had released many tapes before, what made this one to special that donald rumsfeld and john ashcroft wanted to raise the threat level, frances? >> it really was -- you have to look at the context of this. you look in august and september you had the financial district threat. you then had the bin laden tape. you then had the adam gudan tape. this entire intelligence picture brought together, there was great concern at the time that there this was an increasing indication...
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donald rumsfeld there was not impressed. the old record is eight hours but interrupted by short breaks. jatindra said he wanted to set the record to bring glory to his indian army daredevil team, plus he was worried he was losing his cool. i may have that mixed up with that shark episode of "happy days." anyway, he broke the record. congratulations. and bye. to beijing and artist hong chin who does not let anything go to waste after he puts it down. some throw away the hair after it falls on the flow. mr. chin uses it to build sculptures. behold the gate of the heavenly peace, the famous building in tiananmen square or as it were here tiananmen air. the edifice was built in hon or of the -- had used red dye for some of the walls and also does a brisk walk-in clown business. he has plans to build more communist buildings this year and also collecting dandruff to create a snowy winter scene and i made that last part up. and back to finland for the world's sauna championships. they showed up to sit down. the goal to see how lon
donald rumsfeld there was not impressed. the old record is eight hours but interrupted by short breaks. jatindra said he wanted to set the record to bring glory to his indian army daredevil team, plus he was worried he was losing his cool. i may have that mixed up with that shark episode of "happy days." anyway, he broke the record. congratulations. and bye. to beijing and artist hong chin who does not let anything go to waste after he puts it down. some throw away the hair after it...
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rumsfeld and ashcroft. it was a video released and president bush left the terror alert unchanged. >> 14 days is what you have left to change trade in your old car for the cash for clunkers program. >> call it a cash for clunkers selloff this weekend. >> move fast. >> started a month ago and dealers say it's been a huge success. >> business increased significantly. >> but right now we have nothing funded yet on one deal. >> he says he hasn't seen a dime from the government fronting the cash for more than 100 clunker trade-ins at $4500 a pop. >> about a half a million dollars. and it's scary. >> some dealers dropped out of the program early for fear of not getting rei mean bursed. >> they are going to get their money. we have their money. >> but only $145 million out of $3 billion have been paid. >> there was so much more demand than expected. >> there's worry another backlog could be created. g.m. and chrysler have agreed to cover short falls and -- >> we are doing everything in our power to expedite the pr
rumsfeld and ashcroft. it was a video released and president bush left the terror alert unchanged. >> 14 days is what you have left to change trade in your old car for the cash for clunkers program. >> call it a cash for clunkers selloff this weekend. >> move fast. >> started a month ago and dealers say it's been a huge success. >> business increased significantly. >> but right now we have nothing funded yet on one deal. >> he says he hasn't seen a dime...
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rumsfeld and john ashcroft. ridge says the episode persuaded him to leave the administration. >> it was easy to laugh afterwards but during it you don't realize how captive you are at 29,000 feet in a small airplane with such a big guy. and when you think back on it, it was scary. >> high-flying flasher forces a southwest plane to make an emergency landing. during the flight, the man exposed himself to the woman sitting right next to him and then punched her in the face. he did not cooperate with flight attendants. police say he was completely naked when he was taken off the plane. >>> wal-mart is recalling more than 1.5 million dvd players because they could overheat and burst into flames. you should knopp suing the dvd player. >>> here's one recall for anyone with a baby in the house. parents, you are being urged right now about the simplicity bassinets. two infants trapped and killed. the cpsc says if the velcro fasten flat covering the metal bars in the bassinet are not properly adjusted then it could be dan
rumsfeld and john ashcroft. ridge says the episode persuaded him to leave the administration. >> it was easy to laugh afterwards but during it you don't realize how captive you are at 29,000 feet in a small airplane with such a big guy. and when you think back on it, it was scary. >> high-flying flasher forces a southwest plane to make an emergency landing. during the flight, the man exposed himself to the woman sitting right next to him and then punched her in the face. he did not...
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>> donald rumsfeld. >> right. >> so the president has restored america's standing in the world to where it was before bush came in and wrecked it. now, in terms of israel, israel is the exception here, although obama's certainly popular there, too, but not as differentially popular as bush because israel did very well under president obama. bush basically gave their polic and this president has challenged them on the settlement issue in particular, which is a controversial issue in israel as well where you have about half the public, you know, siding with what obama has said. plus, the president's cairo speech, which he made after he was elected. i think we can credit that for denying hezbollah, a majority in lebanon and he may have helped precipitate the iranian dissent that we're saying. he made a positive impact. >> i have to answer all of this. first of all, in terms of apologizing to the united states no american president should stand on foreign soil and apologize for anything. no other country in the history of the world has done so much for so many, and asked for so little in re
>> donald rumsfeld. >> right. >> so the president has restored america's standing in the world to where it was before bush came in and wrecked it. now, in terms of israel, israel is the exception here, although obama's certainly popular there, too, but not as differentially popular as bush because israel did very well under president obama. bush basically gave their polic and this president has challenged them on the settlement issue in particular, which is a controversial...
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ridge says former defense secretary donald rumsfeld and john ashcroft urged raising the level. ridge objected and the claim was rejected. >>> two men walk away from a fiery crash near teterboro airport in new jersey. sally thorner reports they were badly burned but alive. >> reporter: a smoldering pile of wreckage is all that's left from a small plane that crashed in a parking lot near new jersey's teterboro airport. somehow the pilot and copilot managed to get out. >> i saw the wreckage, and they both said we were in the plane. so i was taken aback. how did you walk away from this? >> reporter: both men are severely burned, one with burns over 30% of his body, but both are conscious and talk. >> i tried to get a story from them, but they were both in shock. they didn't realize what was going on. >> reporter: the twin engine aircraft was carrying medical specimens for quest diagnostics. they were attempting to land when something went drastically wrong. >> at some point it attempted to do a go-around to aboard the landing, and during that time it climbed a little bit, then stru
ridge says former defense secretary donald rumsfeld and john ashcroft urged raising the level. ridge objected and the claim was rejected. >>> two men walk away from a fiery crash near teterboro airport in new jersey. sally thorner reports they were badly burned but alive. >> reporter: a smoldering pile of wreckage is all that's left from a small plane that crashed in a parking lot near new jersey's teterboro airport. somehow the pilot and copilot managed to get out. >> i...
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well, the two men who tom ridge said pressed for an elevated threat level, josh ashcroft and donald rumsfeld, they refused to comment themselves but left it to their flacks, if you will, to dispute ridge's version of events. ashcroft's spokesman said this, didn't happen. now would be a good time for mr. trouge use his emergency duct tape. that's pretty snarky. rumsfeld's spokesman implied it was about the selling of books. the story line advanced by his publisher seemingly to sell copies of the book is nonsense t would seem reasonable for senior officials to discuss the threat level. we're not here going over what the so-called story line put out by publishers were quoting directly from ridge's book and we'll continue to do so. we have an advance copy, sir. former bush chief of staff andy card denied the poll littations. we bent over backwards repeatedly and with great discipline to make sure politics did not influence any national security or homeland security decision. that was what card said. and he's fairly credible that fellow. the clear instructions were to make sure politics never inf
well, the two men who tom ridge said pressed for an elevated threat level, josh ashcroft and donald rumsfeld, they refused to comment themselves but left it to their flacks, if you will, to dispute ridge's version of events. ashcroft's spokesman said this, didn't happen. now would be a good time for mr. trouge use his emergency duct tape. that's pretty snarky. rumsfeld's spokesman implied it was about the selling of books. the story line advanced by his publisher seemingly to sell copies of the...
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people worked with him yet at the same time if you are donald rumsfeld going in front of the senate armed services committee having gone to war and not found weapons of mass destruction, woe is you. >> he was going to war against you. yeah. one writer today said, in effect, yes, he was an irish romantic but he was also a clear-eyed pragmatist. a lot of the stretches across the aisle to the other party was just because he needed them and it was his nature to make friends and be charming. i hope his irishness, his roots in this soil and soil across the atlantic gets talked about and covered. but it was that part of him that led to that explosion of bipartisanship there briefly -- not on all issues but on some -- that results in his reputation. >> brian williams, thanks so much for taking the time. we'll see you tonight on "nightly news" one hour tonight. >> thank you. >>> now back to new york and chris matthews, host of "hardball." thanks for joining us. you are a long-time kennedy watcher on the hill. you worked for tip o'neil. you saw the way he operated within the massachusetts delegatio
people worked with him yet at the same time if you are donald rumsfeld going in front of the senate armed services committee having gone to war and not found weapons of mass destruction, woe is you. >> he was going to war against you. yeah. one writer today said, in effect, yes, he was an irish romantic but he was also a clear-eyed pragmatist. a lot of the stretches across the aisle to the other party was just because he needed them and it was his nature to make friends and be charming. i...
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in a new book ridge says he objected despite pressure from former defense secretary donald rumsfeld and former attorney general john ashcroft. the alert level was not raised in response to a release of a video from osama bin laden. ridge isn't talking yet, but his publisher says pressure to raise the security level persuaded ridge to leave the administration. >>> intelligence officials say a missile apparently fired from a u.s. drone this morning destroyed a suspected taliban hideout and killed at least a dozen people. it was in the north waziristan region on the afghan bore ter. since last year, the u.s. has launched more than 40 missile attacks on al qaeda and taliban targets in the area. >>> they're counting ballots from afghanistan's presidential election, but preliminary results aren't expected for days. only about 40% to 50% of country's 15 million registered voters defied taliban threats of violence and went to the polls. some of the 36 candidates are making claims of vote fraud. both president hamid karzai and his chief rival ab budullah abdullah are claiming victory. >>> as it
in a new book ridge says he objected despite pressure from former defense secretary donald rumsfeld and former attorney general john ashcroft. the alert level was not raised in response to a release of a video from osama bin laden. ridge isn't talking yet, but his publisher says pressure to raise the security level persuaded ridge to leave the administration. >>> intelligence officials say a missile apparently fired from a u.s. drone this morning destroyed a suspected taliban hideout...
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reed said he rejected raising the level, despite the urgings of donald rumsfeld and ashcroft. osama the london release the video in tending to show that how carter remained active. president bush left the terror alert and change. now investigators in two countries are looking for this man's ex-wife. he is accused of killing a swimsuit model. her body was discovered in a dumpster over the weekend. police say the car and boat trailer were found in washington state, and they believe he may have gone to canada. they also released disturbing details. >> we are prepared to answer the question. the teeth were removed. >> he was contested -- a contestant on a reality tv shows. they met and married. the mother claims he was jealous of the x for a friend and wife have the marriage annulled. >> the woman was taser in front of her children at a traffic stop. she also had a criminal charges filed against serv. she was found not guilty. j miller has more on the fight to hold police responsible. >> i have two glasses of wine with dinner, but that is if. >> it was the year-ago, august 20, 200
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ridge says the came from defense secretary donald rumsfeld and attorney general john ashcroft. in the end the terror level was not raised and ridge stepped down. ridge's revelation is contained in a new book he's written coming out next month and that brings us to the mail bag question, do you think his contention he was pressured by the bush administration to raise the threat level is a means to help book sales is he another exofficial trying to catch in or a man of integrity trying to set the record straight. the address is mailbag@wusa9.com. >>> coming up, imagine walking in to a bank for a loan with a hunk of cheese as a collateral. may sound weird. see how one bank is taking the term packing cheese to a new level. >>> and topper is back with the full forecast. there's storms out keep it righ óçb@ >>> a warning for parents now whose kids will be going back to school on monday in dc. the city is requiring new vaccinations before your child can head back to the classroom. 9 news now digital correspondent, audrey barnes has a checklist. >> reporter: some students don't fear
ridge says the came from defense secretary donald rumsfeld and attorney general john ashcroft. in the end the terror level was not raised and ridge stepped down. ridge's revelation is contained in a new book he's written coming out next month and that brings us to the mail bag question, do you think his contention he was pressured by the bush administration to raise the threat level is a means to help book sales is he another exofficial trying to catch in or a man of integrity trying to set the...
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rumsfeld and attorney general john ashcroft pushed him to raise the levels before the 2004 presidential election. he details his account in a forthcoming book called "the test of our times "and he wrote in the book, i wondered is this about security or politics. if you have been wondering about the cia outsourcing missions in afghanistan are true another former intelligence officer is saying yeah, they are. he returned from a meeting with that former agent at the white house. >> neil livings stone not only served as a former intelligence officer but runs a firm providing logistical support in iraq and afghanistan. i sat down and posed the question is the cia using contractors to hunt al-qaeda and the taliban. his unequivocal answer, yes, they are and what's more they have been doing it for a while he says. >> obama is taking a much more antiseptic attitude with respect to how you get these guys but he is still doing the same thing. target these guys, kill them and move on. >> reporter: livingstone says the practice isn't new but a departure from the bush administration's tactics that us
rumsfeld and attorney general john ashcroft pushed him to raise the levels before the 2004 presidential election. he details his account in a forthcoming book called "the test of our times "and he wrote in the book, i wondered is this about security or politics. if you have been wondering about the cia outsourcing missions in afghanistan are true another former intelligence officer is saying yeah, they are. he returned from a meeting with that former agent at the white house. >>...
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ridge says former defense secretary, donald rumsfeld, and former attorney general, john ashcroft, both leaned on him to make the change. him to follow through with the decision to leave the administration. >>> plaxico burress faces two jeers in jail after a guilty plea. burress accidentally shot himself with a handgun at a new york nightclub last year. he was carrying it illegally and could have gotten more than three years in prison if convicted in a trial. >>> the cleanup job is far from over in the midwest, after line of violent storms ripped through the area wednesday night. hundreds of volunteers are removing debris in central illinois, where two, fierce tornadoes touched down, flattening dozens of homes and uprooting trees. a number of people were injured. but luckily,o one was killed. >>> and now, for this morning's weather from around the nation. late day showers and thunderstorms from new england, to florida andlong the gulf coast. gusty winds, hail and lightning, especially from maine to maryland. light rain around the great lakes and scattered showers in the southern rockies
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rumsfeld, and to pardon cheney's former chief of star staff, scooter lib libby. >> cheney thinks bush bent on these things for the wrong reasons. that he lost his nerve in the face of public criticism. >> reporter: cheney famously ignores public opinion. that much was crystal clear last year when abc's martha raddatz asked him about the iraq war. >> two-thirds of americans say it's not worth fighting, and they're looking at the value gain versus the cost in american lives, certainly, and iraqi lives. >> so? >> reporter: president bush answered the same question with a lot more humility. >> well, you know, look, obviously i care about what the american people think. they're the people that are paying for the effort. >> reporter: cheney has been downright contemptuous of other administration officials who later broke ranks and expressed criticism in public. so if he does indeed plan to dish the dirt in his memoirs, some bush loyalists are bound to view it as hypocritical. david wright, abc news, washington. >>> and still ahead, the new airline ticket that allows unlimited travel. is it
rumsfeld, and to pardon cheney's former chief of star staff, scooter lib libby. >> cheney thinks bush bent on these things for the wrong reasons. that he lost his nerve in the face of public criticism. >> reporter: cheney famously ignores public opinion. that much was crystal clear last year when abc's martha raddatz asked him about the iraq war. >> two-thirds of americans say it's not worth fighting, and they're looking at the value gain versus the cost in american lives,...
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john ashcroft and donald rumsfeld. it is a bit of a surprise to hear ridge make these claims, he strikes one as the ultimate team player, but a lot has been said about his political ambitions. perhaps he wanted to create a little distance between himself and the white house or perhaps he wanted to speak his mind. his critics are suggesting he wants to sell some books. jeanne meserve, cnn, washington. >>> so at the bottom of the hour, we'll have specific exerts from the memoir and look at specific comments during this time period. >>> in the meantime, we want to turn to this. a bloody week in baghdad is leading to new security measures. wednesday was the worst day of violence with more than 100 people killed and 500 wounded in a series of attacks. cnn live from the capital. what is being done in this violence? >> reporter: well, betty, the iraqi government convened an emergency meeting on wednesday after the attacks took place saying they would have to implement increased security measures, things like check points, esp
john ashcroft and donald rumsfeld. it is a bit of a surprise to hear ridge make these claims, he strikes one as the ultimate team player, but a lot has been said about his political ambitions. perhaps he wanted to create a little distance between himself and the white house or perhaps he wanted to speak his mind. his critics are suggesting he wants to sell some books. jeanne meserve, cnn, washington. >>> so at the bottom of the hour, we'll have specific exerts from the memoir and look...
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. >> years later with americans fighting and dying in iraq, donald rumsfeld got the same treaent. >> in baseball, it's three strikes and you're out. what is it fhe secretary of defense? >> the mano often called "the lion of the senate" and he was, was also a whale of a fund raiser for both rties. democrats craved kenneds endorsement and for the republicans he was often the perfect target. >> voted with kennedy 85% of the time. >> kennedy's home life was laced with sadness as ll. his first wife, joan, years ago, acknowledged her battle with alcoholism his son, ted jr. lost a leg to caer. his daughter kara underwent surgery for lung cancer. his son patrick, a congressman has battled substance abuse. kennedy's modern day, low point came in 1991, a late night outing with his son and his nephew willi kennedy smith. it resulted in disaster. smith was cleared of raping a local woman after a spectacular and protracted courttrial. "time" magazine published a story about the senator's "grotesque image as a boozer." and the event forced an eventual change in his life. he connted with family fri
. >> years later with americans fighting and dying in iraq, donald rumsfeld got the same treaent. >> in baseball, it's three strikes and you're out. what is it fhe secretary of defense? >> the mano often called "the lion of the senate" and he was, was also a whale of a fund raiser for both rties. democrats craved kenneds endorsement and for the republicans he was often the perfect target. >> voted with kennedy 85% of the time. >> kennedy's home life was...
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rumsfeld and then-attorney general john ashcroft. a spokesman for rumsfeld called the claim nonsense. thterror threat level was not ra posed by hurrito bcahehrbet nei posed by hurricane bill which has been losing steam as it churnsut in the atlantic.t itexpected to pass between be thanuds. md aiaiand mo.orr both the east coast and bermuda are already feeling its effects. whether channel meteorologist jim cantore is in bermuda and he has got the very latest. jim. >> reporter: conditions with bill have been getting worse all afternoon. a steady rain and gusty wind have been moving into the area. tropical storm winds are now sustained here on bermuda. some of the higher hills are seeing winds over 55 miles an hour. all of these areas are going to get worse as we go through tonight and on into tomorrow morning. but the biggest threat continues to be from the wave action. we have had huge surf come crashing into bermuda today along the beach shores. we have high tide tonight and again tomorrow morning to get through. perhaps at the time o
rumsfeld and then-attorney general john ashcroft. a spokesman for rumsfeld called the claim nonsense. thterror threat level was not ra posed by hurrito bcahehrbet nei posed by hurricane bill which has been losing steam as it churnsut in the atlantic.t itexpected to pass between be thanuds. md aiaiand mo.orr both the east coast and bermuda are already feeling its effects. whether channel meteorologist jim cantore is in bermuda and he has got the very latest. jim. >> reporter: conditions...
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john ashcroft and donald rumsfeld. it is a bit of a surprise to hear ridge make these claims, he strikes one as the ultimate team player, but a lot has been said about his political ambitions and perhaps he wanted to create a little distance between himself and the bush white house or perhaps he just wanted to speak his mind. his critics are suggesting he just wants to sell some books. jeanne meserve, cnn, washington. >>> the health care battle tops our news this hour. president obama meeting right now with former democratic senator tom daschle, who he is viewed as an expert on the issue. votes are being counted across afghanistan following yesterday's election. official there's calling it a success, although 26 people were killed in election day violence. >>> hurricane bill may not be making a run of the u.s., but it is still affecting much of the east coast. swimmers and boaters are being warned about rip currents and high waves from northeast florida to new england. >>> so, who is the cnn hero of the week? find out
john ashcroft and donald rumsfeld. it is a bit of a surprise to hear ridge make these claims, he strikes one as the ultimate team player, but a lot has been said about his political ambitions and perhaps he wanted to create a little distance between himself and the bush white house or perhaps he just wanted to speak his mind. his critics are suggesting he just wants to sell some books. jeanne meserve, cnn, washington. >>> the health care battle tops our news this hour. president obama...
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>> he said, for instance, he had a hard time talking to donald rumsfe rumsfeld. when he tried to buttonhole him would brush him off. he wasn't included in national security council meetings. the fbi often blind sided him with information that had not been shared. i never knew as a reporter covering ridge about any of those specific things. i can tell you he did talk about problems with information sharing this morning. i went over the transcript of an interview i did with him when he was leaving office and he talked about the difficulty of being the new kid on the block. how other agencies did not want to share the information and how he felt that was a disadvantage for the agent. >> jeanne meserve in washington this morning. thanks. >>> francis townsend, george w. bush's homeland security advisor at the time ridge says these decisions were being made is going to be with us. we're going to be talking to her in the next half hour in the most news in the morning. >>> hurricane bill could hit the east coast this weekend with dangerous waves and rip tides. right now,
>> he said, for instance, he had a hard time talking to donald rumsfe rumsfeld. when he tried to buttonhole him would brush him off. he wasn't included in national security council meetings. the fbi often blind sided him with information that had not been shared. i never knew as a reporter covering ridge about any of those specific things. i can tell you he did talk about problems with information sharing this morning. i went over the transcript of an interview i did with him when he was...
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the author of the speech was the sort of donald rumsfeld of his day. he had to defend his policy that wasn't working terribly well. and he did a pretty good job. he got away with it. and he was acquitted of his problem. but this is the only place that you can find this speech in the world. it doesn't exist in any other codex. the codex being a bound book. and, you know, you have to read the book. but to unfold we found more and more of these extraordinarily important texts. now, here's a truth. there's normally a very good reason to scrub off a text. it's because it's boring. there are lots of books in the world and the vast of them -- the text was scrubbed off because they're not important. and now we have three or perhaps four unique text of staggering importance from the ancient world in this one codex. this makes it the most important book in the world by far. by far. and it is romantic and wonderful that in the 21st century we are in the position of editing text that were speeches that were given in the third century b.c. and have never been seen
the author of the speech was the sort of donald rumsfeld of his day. he had to defend his policy that wasn't working terribly well. and he did a pretty good job. he got away with it. and he was acquitted of his problem. but this is the only place that you can find this speech in the world. it doesn't exist in any other codex. the codex being a bound book. and, you know, you have to read the book. but to unfold we found more and more of these extraordinarily important texts. now, here's a truth....
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a spokesperson for donald rumsfeld call says it was irresponsible not to discuss the alert levels. no analysis from you? >> well, you are so on fire. we're all just staring at you. >> i am very mad because i will tell you that i have friends who went into the polling booths and said things to me like i was holding my baby and i was just worried about the security of our country and then i pulled the lever for george w. bush. i was worried about the pucurity of our country. so i guess it worked. >> does it make you feel better that tom ridge said -- >> i think it's terrific just like scott mcclellan that he has a book later. after the fact. for him, actually. >> joe, any -- >> i don't want to talk and then be yelled at. >> you can talk, go ahead. i wouldn't interrupt. >> she's going to yell. >> there was speculation about this at the time, just remember. >> i remember actually speculating myself and getting laughed at, not by you. >> it depends on the dress you were wearing that day. >> this is a good one today. come on. no. >> this is a great dress. i was talking about that day. it
a spokesperson for donald rumsfeld call says it was irresponsible not to discuss the alert levels. no analysis from you? >> well, you are so on fire. we're all just staring at you. >> i am very mad because i will tell you that i have friends who went into the polling booths and said things to me like i was holding my baby and i was just worried about the security of our country and then i pulled the lever for george w. bush. i was worried about the pucurity of our country. so i...
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a spokesman for donald rumsfeld calls it nonsense. who should we believe? >>> later, an international manhunt is under way for a reality tv star who stands accused in the gruesome murder of his ex-wife. >> ryan jenkins is an animal, what he has done to jasmine is unspeakable. >> looking for answers in the death of a swimsuit model. >>> new video of president obama getting revved up at the white house. and why you should never ride piggyback with a mascot. all that and more this hour on msnbc. >> i'm alex witt live here in new york. tamron has the day off. hi, david. >> goo h
a spokesman for donald rumsfeld calls it nonsense. who should we believe? >>> later, an international manhunt is under way for a reality tv star who stands accused in the gruesome murder of his ex-wife. >> ryan jenkins is an animal, what he has done to jasmine is unspeakable. >> looking for answers in the death of a swimsuit model. >>> new video of president obama getting revved up at the white house. and why you should never ride piggyback with a mascot. all that...
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>>a sharp rebeaut of former defense secretary donald rumsfeld from a prominent republican senator. lindsay graham calling for more troop nothing afghanistan. making his point with an unusual and less than flattering reference to rumsfeld. >> we made mistake in iraq. let's not rumsfeld afghanistan . let's have enough power and engagement. >> rumsfeld was criticized for not sending enough troop to secure iraq after the u.s. led invasion. but president bush ordered the troop surge. senator karl levin saying he is not ready to back calls for more u.s. forces. >> i don't think we should commit more troops for two reasons it takes the nato allies off of the hook for keeping their commitment and takes the pressure off of the afghans themselves to move that army quickly. >> and national security advisor jim jones told fox new sunday that a troop surge in afghanistan is not off of the table but wants to see how well the current strategy works. to israel a deadly shooting in a gay and lesbian youth center sparked a massive gay rights movement there. thousands rallying in jerusalem. former is
>>a sharp rebeaut of former defense secretary donald rumsfeld from a prominent republican senator. lindsay graham calling for more troop nothing afghanistan. making his point with an unusual and less than flattering reference to rumsfeld. >> we made mistake in iraq. let's not rumsfeld afghanistan . let's have enough power and engagement. >> rumsfeld was criticized for not sending enough troop to secure iraq after the u.s. led invasion. but president bush ordered the troop...
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rumsfeld are. in a forth coming book, called the test of our times, ridge reports the pressure came just before the 2004 presidential election. he says that ashcroft and rumsfeld pressed him to increase the terror threat level to orange from elevated. osama bin laden had issued a videotape threatening attacks. but december site there -- despite that there was no support for boosting the terror level and he refused. i wonder is this about security or politics and he said this reinforced his decision to resign from the administration. susan roberts, cbs news, washington. >>> former homeland security adviser says intelligence was the only motive for the change in the alert back in 2004. >>> pope benedict xvi had the cast removed from his wrist today. he broke it five weeks ago after falling on vacation in the alps. doctors say it healed up well and he pope will undergo rehab to regain strength in that hand. >>> here's something to make you smile. the winning numbers will be revealed here on wusa9.com.
rumsfeld are. in a forth coming book, called the test of our times, ridge reports the pressure came just before the 2004 presidential election. he says that ashcroft and rumsfeld pressed him to increase the terror threat level to orange from elevated. osama bin laden had issued a videotape threatening attacks. but december site there -- despite that there was no support for boosting the terror level and he refused. i wonder is this about security or politics and he said this reinforced his...
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in his upcoming book tom ridge writes former defense secretary donald rumsfeld and john ashcroft urged him to raise the level based on a non-specific threat and tapes from osama bin laden. he says the encounterled to his resignation. >> and a woman is in critical condition after an attack by a swarm of bees she was sitting on her back porch when the swarm attacked. officers tried to fend off the bees with fire distinguishers but it only enraged them. and a wanted man apparently on the run after being charged in the murder of his ex-wife. police belief ryan jenkins fled to his native canada after being identified in the death of former model jasmine fiore. she was found stuffed in a suit case missing her teeth and fingers. he was the winner on "i love money" and a perspective constitutor on "megan wants a millionaire." >> a popular all-you can-fly program has become a little too popular which is why jetblue airlines suspended its $699 all you can fly pass. jetblue had said it would run that promotion through friday night or while supplies last, well apparently the promotion allowed cust
in his upcoming book tom ridge writes former defense secretary donald rumsfeld and john ashcroft urged him to raise the level based on a non-specific threat and tapes from osama bin laden. he says the encounterled to his resignation. >> and a woman is in critical condition after an attack by a swarm of bees she was sitting on her back porch when the swarm attacked. officers tried to fend off the bees with fire distinguishers but it only enraged them. and a wanted man apparently on the run...
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he says he chose not to despite the urging of what he said was then donald rumsfeld. ridge makes the accusations in his new book and it was in part why he decided to leave his post. those under president bush says it did not play a role in the election. >>> cre deeds is delivering what strategists are calling a defining moment speech at george mason university and plans to rease the first tv ad of the fall campaign. he does trail bob mcdonnell by about 9 points in several polls. mcdonnell today is campaigning in ap ahmad ox and harrisonburg. >>> a manhunt is under way of catching a tv reality star and why he's on run. >>> and they both know what it's like to be ostracized for their beliefs. the touching story behind a rabbi and monk in the power of one. >>> and a street gets the make over. why it was turned into a larger than life version of candyland. that story and more on myfoxdc.com. we're back in two minutes. th >>> welcome back to midday. we mentioned this just a few moments ago. this is creigh deeds at the george mason university making a speech. he of course i
he says he chose not to despite the urging of what he said was then donald rumsfeld. ridge makes the accusations in his new book and it was in part why he decided to leave his post. those under president bush says it did not play a role in the election. >>> cre deeds is delivering what strategists are calling a defining moment speech at george mason university and plans to rease the first tv ad of the fall campaign. he does trail bob mcdonnell by about 9 points in several polls....
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. >>> former defense secretary donald rumsfeld who ridge names in the book released this statement. >> the reporter who broke the story, senior writer for washington whispers that u.s. news and world report, what does the book say, paul, and how do you interpret the rumsfeld response? >> what the book says before the election of october 29th, osama bin laden releases a tape threatening bush and kerry don't matter, there will be blood in the streets. donald rumsfeld and the attorney general say we need to raise the threat level to orange because there could be troubles. what ridge says is he wanted more evidence that something was going to happen, that he was worried that, the country was getting kind of tired of continuing to raise these levels. he thought, and he sensed, that politics was involved. he called the white house, said i think this would be a fatal move, don't do it, and nothing happened. >> he goes on to say in the book after that episode, i knew i had to follow through my plans to leave the federal government. how does he characterize his relationship with the administra
. >>> former defense secretary donald rumsfeld who ridge names in the book released this statement. >> the reporter who broke the story, senior writer for washington whispers that u.s. news and world report, what does the book say, paul, and how do you interpret the rumsfeld response? >> what the book says before the election of october 29th, osama bin laden releases a tape threatening bush and kerry don't matter, there will be blood in the streets. donald rumsfeld and the...
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rumsfeld pushed him to elevate the public threat level, but he refused. mr. ridge calls it a "dramatic and inconceivable event that proved most troublesome" and reinforced his decision to resign. former bush chief of staff andy card vehemently denies the allegations. tonight we ask you, do you believe that the bush administration manipulated national security issues for political gain? tell us what you think by going to the "nightline" page at abcnews.com or join the conversation any time on the "nightline" twitter page. >>> next week on "nightline," at the center of the obesity epidemic confront the problem head on. >> kind of like one day, you know, you have a big kid and you always had a big kid and you wake up the next day and you're like, wow. like does he -- is it okay for him to be that big? >> we'll take you behind the scenes at a full camp where the young people facing the dangers of obesity learn to eat right and win back not only their health but their self-esteem. that's our report for tonight. "jimmy kimmel live" is up next. for terry moran a
rumsfeld pushed him to elevate the public threat level, but he refused. mr. ridge calls it a "dramatic and inconceivable event that proved most troublesome" and reinforced his decision to resign. former bush chief of staff andy card vehemently denies the allegations. tonight we ask you, do you believe that the bush administration manipulated national security issues for political gain? tell us what you think by going to the "nightline" page at abcnews.com or join the...
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ridge said the pressure came from donald rumsfeld and ashcroft but the level was not changed. >>> expect a weekend of rough surf along nearby beaches. hurricane bill is kicking up a the waves along the atlantic. >>> it will be a busy weekend at the beach as everybody tries to squeeze in the end of summer rush there. but it is probably going to be raining in a lot of locations. >> really. >> not from bill but -- and then bill will be sending the rough surf. we have a one-two punch over at egg city. if you are going, be safe and we will keep an eye on the sky for you. thunderstorms, let me tell you about the witching hour, 4:00 to 8:00 and some this evening may train over the same location. our winds aloft are becoming parallel to the front and that means it is laying down train tracks and the storms will follow the track over and over and that could lead to localized flooding later on tonight as we think of heavier thunderstorms. it is grit to see everybody. don't forget to follow me on twitter. weather kim is my i.d. i get the forecast to you by 4:00 in the morning if you are an early ri
ridge said the pressure came from donald rumsfeld and ashcroft but the level was not changed. >>> expect a weekend of rough surf along nearby beaches. hurricane bill is kicking up a the waves along the atlantic. >>> it will be a busy weekend at the beach as everybody tries to squeeze in the end of summer rush there. but it is probably going to be raining in a lot of locations. >> really. >> not from bill but -- and then bill will be sending the rough surf. we have...
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rumsfeld and john ashcroft huddled for an urgent meeting to decide whether to raise the color coded threat warning from yellow to orange. tom ridge reports a vigorous discussion ensued. ashcroft strongly urged an increase in the tlefl level and rumsfeld agreed. there was no support for this in our department. i wondered is this about security or politics? post election analysis demonstrated a significant increase in the president's approval ratings in the days after the raising of the threat level. listen to then vice president cheney ten days before the bin laden tape. >> the ultimate threat is the possibility of their succeeding and getting a biological agent or nuclear weapon, smuggling it into the united states, into one of our own cities and raising the specter of being able to kill hundreds of thousands of americans. >> reporter: in the summer of 2004 a few days after the democratic national convention the white house had raised the threat level. charges of political manipulation denied by ridge at the time. >> we don't do politics in the department of homeland security. >> at
rumsfeld and john ashcroft huddled for an urgent meeting to decide whether to raise the color coded threat warning from yellow to orange. tom ridge reports a vigorous discussion ensued. ashcroft strongly urged an increase in the tlefl level and rumsfeld agreed. there was no support for this in our department. i wondered is this about security or politics? post election analysis demonstrated a significant increase in the president's approval ratings in the days after the raising of the threat...